Today I bought two boxes of ornaments and simply rinsed some of the blue and red ones in hot water and the color comes right off leaving a vintage mercury silver look. If a little water gets inside the ball don't worry... it just takes off a little of the silver and creates an aged look.
So pretty...
6 comments:
Jana, Great idea!!
I am liking the silver right now too, and have tons of those balls i have picked up at garage sales.
Have a great Thanksgiving.
blessings
barbara jean
Thanks for the idea Jana!
LuLu~*xoxo
Hey! Great tip! Thanks....I have TONS of old Shiny Brites in various colors, but I only use the green, white and silver to decorate with. I've just been saving all the colorful ones in case I love color one day!
Polly
Yes ! you are so cleaver, thanks a bunch for keeping us informed on all your cleaver crafting ideas.....xoxo sandi p.s. miss all you gals at joyworks !hope to be up and walking, not limping soon.
Me again, I meant clever (mentally quick and original) lol ! sandi
I love it, kindred spirit! I was preparing a post for the next week or so about Shiny Brites - I just bought a lot of them from ebay - adding to my collection from the past 2 years.
I can't wait to receive my new ones, and pull the 'older' ones out of the Christmas storage box!
Love the tip about the water aging the insides!!
Great blog ~
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